The Colombian soccer player Nicole Regnier, who played in the Atlético de Madrid between 2014 and 2015, reported that he was the victim of harassment by Alvaro Núñez, Junior coach when he was on that team in 2018.
“There came a point where it happened very often and once he went (exceeded) very ugly in front of the group, That day in the talk before training, I took off my overalls and went out, got in the car and left, “Regnier said in an interview for the internet program” Another Podcast More. “
The 25-year-old forward, who was in the first half of 2018 in Junior, assured that even though football was “very indebted” and did not make “a good tournament”, he had many problems with Núñez, who even reported for harassment.
“Was a pretty serious issue the issue of harassment and abuse. Is a very disrespectful guy, I had a lot of problems and I was about to give up more than 10 times for all the 'guachadas' (rude comments) and the barbarities that he told me in front of the group, “added Regnier.
The forward confessed even that he asked for the coach's resignation but was not heard for the managers. “I could not enjoy that process so much because of a man who was in command of the group and it was disastrous,” he added.
Núñez, who was a professional footballer, was a couple of days in prison after being caught in underwear when he was with a minor of 16 years. However, a judge ordered that he be released for poor procedure in his detention.
“Was very delicate (the situation with Núñez in Junior) and well they knew everything. What's more, he wrote and sent terrible photos for the group we had, which was called 'The Sharks'. The whole team was there, the team delegated it, there were also people from above, from the offices and nothing happened, “he said.
In addition to having played in Junior and Atlético de Madrid, Regnier went through Rayo Vallecano (2015-2016) and América de Cali (2016-2017), as well as by Servette FC of Switzerland in 2018.
The case is reminiscent of the Carolina Rozo physiotherapist and several players of the absolute soccer team and one of the sub'17, a minor, who denounced last year Labor and sexual harassment within the coffee complex.
The accused are the former selector Didier luna, who is followed by a trial, and the physical trainer Sigifredo Alonso, like ehe former coach of the women's team of older Felipe Taborda. The events for which Luna and Alonso are accused occurred during the concentrations prior to the Uruguay World Cup, played in November 2018.